V.RAGHAVENDRA RAO vs UNION OF INDIA . — C.A. No. 6511/2014

Summary of C.A. No. 006511/2014 (V. Raghavendra Rao v. Union of India) The Supreme Court dismissed Dr. V. Raghavendra Rao's appeal challenging the Central Administrative Tribunal's order that upheld the withdrawal of his empanelment for the Director position at the Anthropological Survey of India. The Court found that while his Ph.D. in Science (Applied Biology) had nexus with anthropology, it did not cover all aspects of anthropology and thus was not equivalent to the required Ph.D. in Anthropology. The Court directed that his monetary benefits from functioning as Director In-charge until retirement remain unaffected, and permitted respondents to fill the vacant position. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.